Friday, 4 January 2013

Happy belated new year everyone! I hope 2012 was a good year for you all and that 2013 is filled with wonderful times!

At this time of year I usually write some new years resolutions which tend to repeat themselves every year. They are things like lose weight, write a best seller and become more tidy and organised. The problem I have with new years resolutions is that every year, they make me feel bad about the things I haven't achieved. So I think that actually I would rather reflect this year on what I have enjoyed and achieved during the previous year. Happily since I have been blogging all year, all I have to do is look back through the blog to see what I can feel good about from last year!

The highlights of my 2012 included:

1. Out of the office!

Quittting my job - I'm so happy I did it. Now I can focus on being the me I really want to be!

2. Changes to my health and beauty regime!

Attempting to give up shampoo - my family may not agree that this is a highlight, but I went without shampoo, conditioner and shower gel for 6 months! I think that is quite an achievement. Unfortunately I was plagued by greasy hair and dandruff the whole way through it and I finally caved and used normal shampoo and conditioner the other day. The greasy hair and dandruff was gone with one wash and I was so happy to see the back of it! I'm not fully giving up though and will continue to experiment with more natural ways of cleaning my hair this year.

I did successfully give up lipsalve and am really pleased that I overcame that wasteful addiction!

I have been baking like crazy and finding ways to reduce the cost such as how to bake it cheaper! With my oldest son starting school I have been making lunchbox fillers such as oat and raisin squares and chocolate brownies (which I haven't yet blogged about).

We have moved over fully to a life of chemical free cleaning and I will be providing updates soon on how that has been going!

It's been a busy year, I've changed the way I live my life in small ways and large ways and I will continue to try and be as eco-friendly and thrifty as I can through 2013!

What do you think - new years resolutions or new years reflections? I'd love to hear your thoughts and your highlights from 2012!

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About Me

My name is Zoë Morrison and I am the author of Eco Thrifty Living. I started the blog in 2011 with the aim of making enough savings so that I could quit my day job whilst living an eco-friendly lifestyle and I was successful in this. I feel passionately that being eco-friendly is not only good for the planet, but is good for your health and your wallet too!